What: Lewisville ISD School Board Meeting
When: Tonight! October 8 @ 7:00p
Where: Bolin Center (1565 W. Main St., Lewisville)
- Agenda
- Video Archive
With advocacy at our core, we are committed to building education and taking a comprehensive approach to community success.
Texas PTA is inviting not only families, teachers and students, but community members of all walks of life to “back the future” by becoming a PTA member and joining in the celebration of the start of the 2014-2015 school year.
PTA need you – even in high school. Join today, engage & back the future!
Learn more about the September 30th gubernatorial debate from this recap.
The debate included questions on Standardized Testing & Education Funding.
October 2, 2014
Dear LISD Parents,
As you may know, a case of the Ebola virus was recently detected in Dallas County. Lewisville ISD is working closely with the Denton County Health Department to ensure we are receiving the latest information about this virus.
The Denton County Health Department informed LISD that at this time, there are no contacts being investigated in the Denton County area.
As with any health issue, our school nurses are aware of the symptoms and protocols related to the Ebola virus. If you have any questions or concerns about Ebola, we encourage you to visit the Denton County Health Department’s website at www.dentoncounty.com/health or call your child’s doctor.
The safety and health of our students and staff remains our top priority and LISD will continue to partner with all public health experts at the local, state and federal levels in monitoring this situation.
Sincerely,
LISD Office of Public Information and Community Relations
Please support MHS by donating your tax deductible, unwanted household items to Marcus.
When: Saturday, Oct 4th, 8am – 12pm
Where: Front of the MHS Auditorium
Acceptable items, include computers, cameras, office equipment, multi-media items, clothing and accessories, toys and games, portable electronics, video games, sporting goods, musical instruments, home and garden items, non-fiction books, jewelry and non-perishable & canned foods.
All proceeds go directly to Marcus High School. Thank you for your time and support.
Tonight
Why watch? Learn about the candidates – who they are – what they stand for. What do they think of testing? How about public school funding?
The one-hour live debate is a co-production with NBC 5/KXAS-TV, Telemundo 39/KXTX-TV, and The Dallas Morning News. It will be broadcast on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. CT on television, radio and online.
Learn more about the debate. It is critical that we educate ourselves on what’s important to us and vote.
October
Topic: Skyward Family Access
When: Wednesday, October 1, @ 6:00 PM
Where: W109 Marcus Main — Note the new room
This month the Marcus PEP is offering a hands-on training for parents about Skyward Family Access. Did you know that report cards are being delivered online this year? This session will show you how to track your child’s progress online.
Free child care will be provided for younger children.
Fragment of an article on PTA.ORG:
National PTA has teamed up with LifeLock to bridge the conversation gap about digital safety, promote digital citizenship and share the awesome ways families and friends can inspire each other to use technology in positive ways to help others. Helping our children maximize smarter, safer, more rewarding decisions online will go far in reducing everyone’s stress levels when it comes to the use of technology.
Here are five ways we can start:
- Share your thoughts but don’t share personal info (i.e., address, phone number).
- Follow the rules of the site or app and check privacy settings often.
- A virtual friend is still a stranger. Never make plans to meet up offline.
- Block, delete or hide people who bring you down. Tell a trusted adult if you feel in danger.
- Unplug or power down when walking or driving.
National PTA has built a central online hub of expert information about digital safety, as well as activation tools for students, parents, PTAs and schools to participate in a campaign that we call #ShareAwesome. Shareawesomenow.org was built in collaboration with expert advisors from ConnectSafely.org and Common Sense Media. Our hope is that you will use these tools to create a sustained, multi-faceted conversation between parents and students that, hopefully, will allow students to participate in, and steer, the conversation by creating content themselves.
LifeLock is a financial sponsor of National PTA.National PTA does not endorse any commercial entity, product, or service, and no endorsement is implied by this content.
Me – a few years ago…
Good Afternoon,
I’m Todd DeDecker, President of the Marcus High School PTSA. I am thrilled to be in this position and am looking forward to a really great year at Marcus. Our wonderful, new Marcus 9 building opened and will offer our incoming freshman a fantastic experience as they make the transition from Middle School and the transition at the end of the school year to Marcus Main. As you’ll recall from last year, we added a 9th grade representation position to the board to help identify areas in which our PTSA can help with those transitions. Andrea and Tracy are off to a great start already!
To be successful as a PTSA, we need you! The simple act of joining allows the PTA adds your voice to the work being done in Austin and Washington D.C. As the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students. In addition, volunteering and engaging locally helps make Marcus an even better school.
This is a legislative year and PTA has big plans. Last session, we had a big win with the passage of HB5, but we still have many issues that face us including public school funding, implementation of HB5 and looking at state testing requirements for grades 3-8. Check out the current Texas PTA Priorities. We will have activity and news from both the LISD Council of PTAs (watch the website for updates) and our Legislative/Advocacy chair Michelle Harris. The PTAs of LISD will be heading down to Austin in February to let our representatives know what’s important to us. Look for updates in the coming months.
The “S” in PTSA is important and our PTSA board has a Student Leadership component. The application for students is available here and in the offices of Main and MSH-9. Having the students on our board helps add clarity to work or programs that we may undertake. They also have an opportunity to design, lead and execute on a project or initiative. Encourage your kids to consider this and apply today. Deadline for the applications is October 9, 2014.
If you have questions or would like to talk, don’t hesitate to contact me. I want to hear from you!
Thanks,
Todd
Todd DeDecker
president@marcuspta.org
